"Head-On" homeopathic headache reliever

Paul C. Anagnostopoulos

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Paul C. Anagnostopoulos
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What is this Head-On stuff?

http://www.drugstore.com/products/p...2=91464&trxp3=1&trxp4=0&btrx=BUY-PLST-0-BRAND

It's a "homeopathic" headache reliever applied directly to the forehead. It does have two active ingredients: Potassium Dichromate (6X H.P.U.S. 0.05% - Pain Reliever**), White Bryony (12X H.P.U.S. 0.04% - Pain Reliever**)

Those are both poisonous. Potassium Dichromoate is a carcinogen. What's up with this crap?

~~ Paul
 
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos said:
What is this Head-On stuff?

http://www.drugstore.com/products/p...2=91464&trxp3=1&trxp4=0&btrx=BUY-PLST-0-BRAND

It's a "homeopathic" headache reliever applied directly to the forehead. It does have two active ingredients: Potassium Dichromate (6X H.P.U.S. 0.05% - Pain Reliever**), White Bryony (12X H.P.U.S. 0.04% - Pain Reliever**)

Those are both poisonous. Potassium Dichromoate is a carcinogen. What's up with this crap?

~~ Paul
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6X and 12 X are probably dilute enough not to be an issue (ok they are dilute enough).
 
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos said:
What is this Head-On stuff?

http://www.drugstore.com/products/p...2=91464&trxp3=1&trxp4=0&btrx=BUY-PLST-0-BRAND

It's a "homeopathic" headache reliever applied directly to the forehead. It does have two active ingredients: Potassium Dichromate (6X H.P.U.S. 0.05% - Pain Reliever**), White Bryony (12X H.P.U.S. 0.04% - Pain Reliever**)

Those are both poisonous. Potassium Dichromoate is a carcinogen. What's up with this crap?

~~ Paul
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6X of a .05% solution? I wouldn't worry too much about it.

I would say with some confidence that 12X of a .04% solution is just stock solvent.

It's just another barrel of woo. Thanks for bringing it up, as an exercise in critical thinking. But I doubt there's enough carcinogen in there to trigger a lawsuit or even a light sneeze.
 
I'm not too worried about the safety. I want to know what the hell is up with applying it directly to my forehead. What's that supposed to do, even in homeopathyland?

~~ Paul
 
Erm....transmit vibrational....thingies.....to cleanse ....erm..

your chakras of the toxins Big Pharma has been feeding you...

Yeah, that's the ticket!



You're dealing with people who believe having a substance in the bottle next to a different bottle of sugar pills will transmit "vibrational energies" and the sugar pills will be some potent superdrug afterwards.

Logic left on the last stop of THAT train of thought. You're ascribing too much to these folks, man. They slap the name 'homeopathy' on anything and fleece a gullible public with it. It so happens that sitting still and relaxing helps a lot of headaches, whether you have a cloth on your forehead or not.

Placebo effect along with people just de-stressing a bit. No big deal.
 
I'm SERIOUSLY going to try and market a homeopathic remedy of unobtainium. After all, they also make and market remedies made with moonbeams and the Berlin Wall! They do! Seriously! AND PEOPLE BUY IT! :eek:
 
No, Zep. Exploiting pain is the path to the Dark Side. A warrior should be selfless in his pursuit of the truth.

Be at one with the doubt, and let the Force of Clear Thought flow through you....
 
As I mentioned in a thread I recently started, they make a remedy out of Berlin Wall! I have no expectations of any logic and reason in homeopathy after I learned that (not that I thought it was logical before, but that is surely taking the *&$%...
 
clarsct said:
No, Zep. Exploiting pain is the path to the Dark Side. A warrior should be selfless in his pursuit of the truth.

Be at one with the doubt, and let the Force of Clear Thought flow through you....
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[waves hand]

These are not the droids we're looking for.

[waves hand]

They can go about their business.

[waves hand]

Move along.






Edit: because the force is weak with me
 
Tanja said:
As I mentioned in a thread I recently started, they make a remedy out of Berlin Wall! I have no expectations of any logic and reason in homeopathy after I learned that (not that I thought it was logical before, but that is surely taking the *&$%... )
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No, they are quite serious. Amazing, isn't it!
 
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos said:
I'm not too worried about the safety. I want to know what the hell is up with applying it directly to my forehead. What's that supposed to do, even in homeopathyland?

~~ Paul
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It is not orthodox homeopathy. It is not even fringe homeopathy. It is confrontational homeopathy. Hahnemann explicitly discourages all kinds of local treatment, because, according to the original doctrine, all disease is a malfuction of the vital force, so they must be addressed internally.

Seriously, it is just quackery, exploiting the fact that homeopathy has been granted a special excemption by the FDA.

Hans
 
Homeopaths claims that their drugs cannot be tested (ie they fail to work) using normal trials because the relationship between the homeopath and patient is vital.

So surely OTC homeopathic remedies won't work, even according to homeopaths themselves?
 
Hehehe, well that is one of the good questions. You see, homeopaths are fond of saying that there are thousands of case stories showing it to work. Unfortunately, many of them are clearly not good homeopathy, but as long as the results can be interpreted positively, that's no problem.

As soon as the negative test results show up, it suddenly becomes VERY important that strictly orthodox homeopathy is used.

Looking for the logic? :dio:

So am I ;).

Hans
 
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos said:
I want to know what the hell is up with applying it directly to my forehead. What's that supposed to do, even in homeopathyland?
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What is the problem with applying the drops directly on your forehead? As far as I am concerned, it is just effective as taking the drops orally.

Coming to think of it, against a headache it probably is more effective to apply water to the forehead than drinking it!
 
Also- I suppose to apply drops of liquid to your forehead you have to lie down for a few minutes- which might actually cure the headache.
 
Originally posted by Soapy Sam
Also- I suppose to apply drops of liquid to your forehead you have to lie down for a few minutes- which might actually cure the headache.
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Do you think people would pay me to apply drops to their forehead using one of these?

supersoakers2004d.jpg
 
That's quite the squirt gun collection, I must say.

Just wanted to mention that I found out about Head On through a TV commercial. Yikes!

~~ Paul
 
exarch said:
Do you think people would pay me to apply drops to their forehead using one of these?
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Great Jumping Zarquon!

Now that's the Mother of all Super-Soaker collections.

I bow to you.
 
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos said:
That's quite the squirt gun collection, I must say.

Just wanted to mention that I found out about Head On through a TV commercial. Yikes!

~~ Paul
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Surely there's no need to buy the product in that case- its vibrational energy should be readily transmitted via the TV directly to those in need.

Hans is right about topical treatment being unhomeopathic, but their rules are so stretchy that squirting a remedy onto an animal's fur is apparently good enough to allow the remedy to sort out a peskily defective vital force.
 
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